Originally Posted by maddie5218

I've never run into this situation before so I'm kind of curious what's going to happen here and would love some insight from anybody with more experience. I had to use miles to book a last minute award flight due to a death in the family. Usually I book award flights well in advance, so I have no issue picking seats. I've already flown the initial leg of the flight, but the return leg on Sunday has no seats left even though I'm ticketed in first class on the flight. I normally wouldn't pick first class, but it was all that's available. There are no first class seats left on the flight. It shows all unavailable when I go to pick a seat and they're not selling any either.

What's going to happen in this situation if there are no first class seats left? Am I going to be put in coach? I don't mind sitting in coach, but I'd mind it if I paid the miles for first class and am stuck in coach having "paid" for first class. Will they just return me my miles? Any insight would be great!